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Learning the rules of loveWhen you first begin to date someone seriously, you have newand unfamiliar experiences. You start to discover society’s rulesfor dating and relationship behavior. In addition, you are tryingto figure out how to impress someone who is really special toyou and how to be yourself in a relationship. You see all kindsof images of what relationships are supposed to be like—buthow do you know which ones are the right ones to follow? It’shard to ignore other people’s examples of relationships—forexample, if your parents don’t show respect for each other itwould be hard for you to know how to respect your boyfriend/girlfriend. But you can decide for yourself what sort of relationshipsyou want to have with your friends and your boyfriendsor girlfriends. You can learn to have a healthy relationship andbe loved and treated well by someone you care about. Violenceis not the way to do it. Respect is.love doesn’t have to hurt teens